The article was pointing to the "danger of excess carbs"(note this is my term not the articles) in particular chronically elevated insulin levels and glycation (formation of Advanced Glycated End Products )rather than trying to promote a weight loss diet.In fact it only mentioned specific foods when asked in Q&A.He felt that while cell division eventually gets us all most succumb to the ravages of oxidation and glycation well before .As he said the media has focused our attention on oxidation in recent years he went into some detail on glycation which the public hasn't been made as aware of.As far as endurance athletes he said they should use more carbs before an event but felt they would do well to consume more fat and learn to use this as a fuel source in addition to relying to much on carbs. He said for sprinters all this really didn't apply as sugar is a "turbo charger"and more appropriate here.Getting off discussion of the article as far as your comment on fat not being filling LT it actually has more calories /gram than carbs or protein and in its natural unprocessed form does actually satiate the appetite quicker than carbs leading to less overeating.So while it is fairly obvious they need to consume less many find it easier to actually accomplish this by cutting carbs.